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US 2021/0215210 A1Published application
Control of the engagement rate of a clutch
AssigneeTransmission Cvtcorp Inc.
InventorsJonathan GUERIN, Jean-Francois DIONNE, Daniel GIRARD
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Abstract
The control of the engagement rate of a clutch in a driveline is described herein. The clutch engagement rate is determined using at least one parameter of the driveline. An illustrative example where the parameters include the slipping level of the clutch and the rotational speed at the output of the clutch is described herein.
Claims17
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A driveline for a vehicle, comprising:
- a prime mover including an output;
- a transmission having an input connected to the output of the prime mover and an output;
- a clutch having an input connected to the output of the transmission and an output connectable to a load;
- a main controller;
- and
- a clutch controller so associated to the main controller as to receive a torque allowed to pass value and a clutch engagement rate therefrom;
- the clutch controller being so connected to the clutch as to control the clutch to reach the torque allowed to pass value at the clutch engagement rate.
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